Holiday Cheer

Angie Ripple  |   Sun. Dec. 1st, 2024

Driving down Willson Avenue on a winter evening in December is something I look forward to each holiday season. I love the curve of the road heading toward downtown, winter’s leafless tree canopy, stoic historic homes on either side, and a…

Luxury Homes Market Analysis

Tim Ford  |   Sun. Dec. 1st, 2024

A Historical PerspectiveLet’s take a look at how the high-end real estate market in Bozeman has evolved over the years. Back in 2007, only 24 homes sold for over $1 million in the area. The following year, in 2008, that number dipped slightly…

The Western Cafe

The Last Best Place

Angie Ripple  |   Sun. Dec. 1st, 2024

The Western Cafe holds the title of being Bozeman, Montana’s longest-running restaurant. Operating since 1933 (and possibly earlier), the building at 443 E Main St has been serving meals for going on 100 years. It was known as The Eat a Bite…

Bozeman Bar Beat: The Haufbrau

Bozeman’s Past and Present

Sydney Jones  |   Sun. Dec. 1st, 2024

As the end of 2024 nears and the Gallatin Valley continues to grow and change, Bozeman locals hold on tight to the fact that there will always be somewhere fun and familiar to take a seat, enjoy a drink and feel as if you’re back in the old…

Maestro Ushers Bozeman Symphony Into a New Era

Sun. Dec. 1st, 2024

September 2024 marked a special milestone for the Bozeman Symphony Orchestra as Maestro Norman Huynh began his fifth season as music director. Since being chosen in 2020 from six finalists out of 238 applicants, the orchestra’s first…

The Dead & Down and Desperate Electric

Sun. Dec. 1st, 2024

The Dead & Down are an exploratory roots-rock band inspired as much by the vast landscapes and dramatic mountain ranges of their Montana home as they are by the myriad musical influences that weave through their sound. Based around the…

Madeline Hawthorne in Bozeman

Sun. Dec. 1st, 2024

The miles we travel make up the stories we tell.The soles of your favorite boots or the tread on your prized car’s tires soak up the experiences and wisdom of the road under your feet. Logjam Presents is pleased to welcome Madeline Hawthorne…

Annie at the Ellen

Sydney Jones  |   Sun. Dec. 1st, 2024

This December, Montana TheatreWorks and The Ellen Theatre present ten wonderful performances of the beloved Broadway musical, Annie. Opening Wednesday, December 11th and running Wednesday through Sunday through December 22nd, the show offers a…

Hallmark in Montana

Jessica Cairoli  |   Sun. Dec. 1st, 2024

Hallmark movies are a corny Christmas staple, and have been nationally heralded for decades, and although they’re not everyone’s cup of hot cocoa, it’s impossible to deny their lasting cultural…

A Cookie For Your Thoughts

Sydney Jones  |   Sun. Dec. 1st, 2024

As December arrives, it brings with it many predictable things. Soft twinkling lights, warm cozy fireplaces, and, of course, a beautiful Montana snow. Oftentimes, the weather is so cold and storms so brutal, we find ourselves housebound with nowhere…

When the West Calls Bozeman Answers

Sun. Dec. 1st, 2024

When the West calls, Bozeman, Montana answers. But what does it say, exactly?There is not a specific reason I’m able to put my finger on, yet, certainly, answers abound. Is it the towering mountains, which in the winter months will begin to…

Rag Dolls & Air Rifles A Century of Cherished Gifts

Rachel Phillips  |   Sun. Dec. 1st, 2024

On December 6, 1956, the Gallatin County Tribune and Belgrade Journal announced the official beginning of the Christmas season. “Coincident with the drop in temperatures there was an appreciable rise in that intangible thing called Christmas…

Beyond the Cold and Dark

Embracing the Quiet of Winter

Steve McGann  |   Sun. Dec. 1st, 2024

To overstate the obvious, winter contains two basic things – dark, and cold. One momentous early human discovery dealt with both of these obstacles to life. That was fire. This advance brought on more than light and warmth. Soon there was…

When All Else Fails

Jeff Beyl  |   Sun. Dec. 1st, 2024

I was writing about autumn in Montana. Specifically, about fly-fishing the Yellowstone River in autumn. I added the cottonwood leaves turning bright orange and yellow and they would let loose from the branches as a breeze came by and they fluttered…

Top 10 Affordable Lunch Spots

Rachel Porter  |   Sun. Dec. 1st, 2024

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